[Idle-dev] idlefork handover

[Kurt B. Kaiser]

"Stephen M. Gava" <elguavas@python.net> writes:

> Greetings idleforkers and idlefork interested.
> 
> After discussion with Guido and Kurt, and consideration of some
> reasons relating to my personal life, and in spite of being asked by
> Guido to stay on, I've decided to withdraw from my involvement with
> the idlefork project for now.

I agree with Guido, I'm sorry to see you take this step.

For those who tuned in late, Stephen has been carrying Idledev
singlehanded for over a year and has been responsible for a complete
overhaul of the configuration system.  It is now possible for the user
to set up Idle's appearance and keyboard interface as desired via a
GUI.  He has been tracking and merging the changes to Python Idle into
Idlefork.  Stephen also set up the Sourceforge configuration and
integrated it with Idle-dev.  And he designed and implemented the
project's outstanding web page.

> I hand over the management aspects of the project to Kurt in full
> confidence that he will continue to do as excellent a job in those
> areas as he has in his other involvement with the project so far.

Thanks Stephen, and thank you very much for the extensive hand-over
status report you sent me and also for the suggestions and hints on
how best to use the Sourceforge and python.org interfaces.

> The coding work I signed on for on the config back and frond ends is
> complete to first cut level and I'll continue to keep an eye on the
> list for now and of course be available to the guys on the project
> for questions about that.
> 
> To the people I've had much contact with in my work on the project so
> far, David Scherer, Bruce Sherwood, Chui Tey, Kurt Kaiser, Raymond
> Hettinger, Fred Drake, (only a quick list off the top of my head) and of
> course Guido; it's been a real pleasure working with you all.
> 
> I'm in the process of officially handing over all the necessary tasks
> and admin roles to Kurt at the moment.
> 
> So, farewell,
> and thanks to everyone who's been interested in the project,
> Stephen.

As you assume your Idlefork Coordinator Emeritus position, I hope
you'll be able to find time to hang around and keep an eye on us to
make sure we don't go astray and muck up the good work you've done.

Thanks again for the great contribution!  :) 

Regards, KBK